*After many lonely, nomadic years, Drizzt Do'Urden finally settled in the remote arctic outpost of Icewind Dale. There, the dark elf found what he'd sought for so long: deep-rooted friendship worth dying for. After defending the Dale's community of outcasts from a mad wizard and his monstrous allies, a peace has settled over the land. In this time of calm, Drizzt fulfills an oath to one of his friends - to join him in his quest to find the legendary land of Mithral Hall.

But they are not alone on this quest. The fearsome assassin Artemis Entreri stalks them from the shadows, and an even greater power seeks Drizzt himself. It seems the quest to discover Mithral Hall's mythic streams of silver will come only with unbearable sacrifice... *Source: Back Cover